48" 40CAL barrel

[yip]

 where can i get a 48" 40cal barrel? just thinking !!!! is it possible?

[n stephenson]

There are a few different places you can get one. Mine came from Charlie Burton  , FCI barrels. Others can give more info , I`m sure. Nate

[Mike Brooks]

bob Hoyt

[Don Stith]

I have two by H&H barrel that are new-old stock
  One is straight 1 inch
 and the other is 1" to 7/8 taper  Both are 1-48 twist

 Let me know if you have interest
Don

[will payne]

I bet eBay has that eBay has everything.

[BarryE]

Rice makes a swamped 48" in B and C profiles in 40 cal.

[yip]

 thanks BarryE i'll give it a whirl................yip

[Ky-Flinter]

Charlie Burton will make you one.  Straight, straight tapered, swamped, whatever you want.  Check it out..... http://fcibarrels.tripod.com/rifle-barrels.html

-Ron

[Mark Elliott]

Ed Rayl will make you just about anything you might want.   I just got a completely custom 47" barrel from him copying an original Alfred Gross barrel.

[David R. Pennington]

Ed Rayl has on file the barrel dimensions from a lot of original pieces he has recreated and can duplicate almost anything.

[Mr. Bubbles]

A 48" 40 cal in an A-weight FCI barrel is going to be pretty whippy.  I have one in 38 cal and it is.  I think the Rice A weights are a little thicker outside dimensions so probably a bit stiffer though.  Check your waist dimensions.  You may need to solder on your lugs if there isn't enough metal there for an adequate safety margin for cutting them in.

[Daryl]

I have two by H&H barrel that are new-old stock
  One is straight 1 inch
 and the other is 1" to 7/8 taper  Both are 1-48 twist

 Let me know if you have interest
Don

How long are they, Don?

[Don Stith]

They are 48" long.  Would they be worth $200 each?

[Daryl]

Quite heavy barrels, Don - good chunk gun bls.

[Majorjoel]

My 40 caliber flintlock rifle made by the late Cotton Volrath has a 48" Getz swamped barrel that I believe is an A weight.  It is not "whippy" in the slightest.  The extra length gives it just enough weight to hold and balance steady shooting in the offhand position.   It is the most "svelte" rifle I have ever carried.

[yip]

Majorjoel; interesting, FCI can make one i don't the profile though just might be what i'm asking for. they said its a 3 month turnaround. Rice barrel company was one in B profile it might be a little heavy i don't know, more thought mush go into it.

[Mr. Bubbles]

My 48" A weight FCI barrel has the following dimensions;
Breech   0.900"
Waist    0.650"
Muzzle  0.800"

All barrels flex when they are fired.  The more metal that there is around them, the lesser the amplitude of the bending.  Everything else being equal, a longer barrel is going to have greater deflection at the muzzle than a shorter one.  That's neither here nor there though, as what really matters is what direction the ball is going when it exits.  That's why fine tuning a load can take a while to find that which yields best accuracy for that specific gun.